![]() The singer delighted fans with “Pregúntame” (one of his favorites, he said), “Mi Gente” and “Yo Que Te Conozco Bien,” to name a few. He also had an oops moment when he began walking away from the mic stand not realizing he was due to sing, quickly darting back in the nick of time to blurt out his lines. Another fan, with a voice deep and loud enough to block out those of the performers themselves, insisted that anyone who hasn’t seen Marc Anthony (or Juan Gabriel, for that matter) has yet to witness a good show.Īnthony also had fun with his band members, at one point grabbing the music sheet from one of his guitarists, as if making sure everything was in place before motioning that everything looked good. But that was sufficient if the comments I heard during his set were any indication: “ ¡Es lo máximo!,” or “he’s the best,” one lady said. J.Lo had probably the simplest set of the three, opting not to use any dancers or backing vocalists, just the man himself clad in black. “What an honor to be like this with my brothers,” Anthony told the crowd in Spanish about sharing the stage for this tour. “ ¡Que rico!” he declared about the energetic atmosphere inside Honda Center – and he made it even richer by bringing out Chayanne for “Nadie Como Ella,” also accompanied by plenty of gyrating hips. That much was apparent during long pauses he’d take admiring different sections of the crowd, riling them up while absorbing their screams and rejoicing. “These events are important because people’s souls and hearts open up.”Īnthony’s salsa and charisma certainly made the ladies swoon, and the 43-year-old seemed to enjoy the crowd as much as they enjoyed him. He ended his set in very traditional fashion: “This song, (a) very Mexican song, has traveled to a lot of countries,” Solís said about “La Venia Bendita.” “Let’s sing it not with our voices but with our spirits,” he added, as a swaying Mexican flag appeared on the giant screen and the star once more sported his tejana. Let’s fall in love, like they say here, 24/7.” ![]() “There is no bigger gift then the love we have inside of us. Solís was clearly full of love, not just singing about it but speaking of it as well: “A hug to all of those who feel alone, sad and abandoned tonight,” he told the crowd in Spanish. “I wrote this here in Los Angeles, on Third and Vermont,” he mentioned, showing off a very good memory, since the song he referenced, “Mi Mayor Necesidad,” came out in 1992 while he was still with Los Bukis. Friday night he took fans all the way back, gifting them with some of that group’s many hits. This is no sudden sensation: Solís cemented his reputation as an acclaimed artist of heartbreak and love songs during his time as lead voice for Los Bukis, the popular Mexican group formed in 1975. “With love I dedicate ‘Mi Eterno Amor Secreto’ to everyone who loves and continues to love profoundly.” Solís’ set was focused primarily on his romantic material, the kind of music that fills you with overpowering sentiment every time you hear it, as was the case when he sang “A Dónde Vamos a Parar?” “Love isn’t an impossible thing for this humble servant,” he told the crowd en Español. The 52-year-old veteran wasted no time in engaging his fans, continuing in Spanish: “I’m sending an affectionate hug to all of the chubby girls, the skinny ones, my spoiled ones (but) this song is for my morenitas (girls with dark complexions).” He then donned a black tejana (Texan hat) and ripped into some cowboy moves while four backup dancers in red Mexican skirts danced around him to the tamborazo sensation “Morenita.” (The show repeated Saturday night at Citizens Business Bank Arena in Ontario.) “Yo sé que aquí en Anaheim es como el segundo Michoacán,” Solís said, acknowledging that Anaheim to him is like a second Michoacan, his hometown in Mexico, causing an uproar of screams. (It was also amusing to see women lose their minds when the trio gyrated their hips in unison during that last performance.) It was a “Fiesta en Anaheim” Friday night as three of Latin music’s biggest names – Puerto Rican stars Chayanne and Marc Anthony and Mexican singer-songwriter Marco Antonio Solís – brought their Gigantes Tour to Honda Center, providing fans with an evening of music that crossed different genres, borders and tastes.Īnd while they each had their own time on stage (Chayanne followed by Anthony and then Solís), the grand finale brought all of them together to perform a song apiece, including Anthony’s smash “I Need to Know” and Chayanne’s popular “Fiesta en America.” It was a rare sight and a prime opportunity for them to show off why these cantantes are indeed gigantes (giants) in their fans’ eyes.
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